A truck of that year would not have DEF. I think that started around 2012 for Ram. Duramax had it in 2011
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 13, 2020, at 8:28 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > 2006 in the subject line. A VW of that vintage wouldn't have DEF which > doesn't have anything to do with the fuel system anyway. > I do think if they ran it for any amount of time on gas the lift pump has > probably croaked. If it's electric it's probably relatively easy to replace. > Apply power directly, if it won't chooch then swap it. > > Curt > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 8:55 PM, G Mann via Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: How new is the truck? Is it a DEF truck? If it is, it has other > sensors > involved in the fuel system which would have potentially been destroyed, if > was driven enough there was a DEF purge cycle started... > If that is the case... tow it to dealer only and have the tow truck > followed by a Brinks truck... to bail out the DEF diesel truck after dealer > gets done replacing the fuel system components. > [sounds like it might have been driven for a while after gas was inserted > into diesel tank which is the "kiss of death" on common rail computer > controlled engine] > > > >> On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 5:28 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> This is the pickup truck my neighbor has that got gasoline run in it last >> week. >> >> He’s drained the fuel tank with a pump and refilled it with about 10 >> gallons of fresh diesel. He replaced the fuel filter. >> >> It’s got a lift pump in the fuel tank that should run when the key is >> turned on. There is some sort of delay function on the lift pump that will >> allow it to run 25 seconds if not cranked, then for 2 seconds with the key >> on after being cranked if I understand the logic. >> >> Doesn’t seem like he’s getting any action out of the lift pump. Doesn’t >> appear to be a relay involved, just something called a TIPM, which appears >> to be an ECU of some kind with relays embedded in it and other goodies. >> >> Anyone familiar with this fuel system have any suggestions? >> >> At this point it looks like he needs to determine if the lift pump has >> puked. No codes being thrown, either. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -D >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
